Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.naming

Class AbstractClassNameCheck

java.lang.Object
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.naming.AbstractClassNameCheck
All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable
public final class AbstractClassNameCheck extends AbstractCheck

Ensures that the names of abstract classes conforming to some regular expression and check that abstract modifier exists.

Rationale: Abstract classes are convenience base class implementations of interfaces, not types as such. As such they should be named to indicate this. Also if names of classes starts with 'Abstract' it's very convenient that they will have abstract modifier.

  • Property format - Specify valid identifiers. Type is java.util.regex.Pattern. Default value is "^Abstract.+$".
  • Property ignoreModifier - Control whether to ignore checking for the abstract modifier on classes that match the name. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
  • Property ignoreName - Control whether to ignore checking the name. Realistically only useful if using the check to identify that match name and do not have the abstract modifier. Type is boolean. Default value is false.

To configure the check: 

 <module name="AbstractClassName"/>

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, it should match pattern "^Abstract.+$"
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK

To configure the check so that it check name but ignore abstract modifier: 

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="ignoreModifier" value="true"/>
 </module>

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, it should match pattern "^Abstract.+$"
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier
 class FourthClass {} // OK

To configure the check to ignore name validation when class declared as 'abstract' 

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="ignoreName" value="true"/>
 </module>

Example:

 abstract class AbstractFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // OK, name validation is ignored
 class AbstractThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared as 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier

To configure the check with format: 

 <module name="AbstractClassName">
   <property name="format" value="^Generator.+$"/>
 </module>

Example:

 abstract class GeneratorFirstClass {} // OK
 abstract class SecondClass {} // violation, must match pattern '^Generator.+$'
 class GeneratorThirdClass {} // violation, must be declared 'abstract'
 class FourthClass {} // OK, no "abstract" modifier

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • illegal.abstract.class.name
  • no.abstract.class.modifier
Since:
3.2

  • Field Details

    • MSG_ILLEGAL_ABSTRACT_CLASS_NAME

      public static final String MSG_ILLEGAL_ABSTRACT_CLASS_NAME
      A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
      See Also:

    • MSG_NO_ABSTRACT_CLASS_MODIFIER

      public static final String MSG_NO_ABSTRACT_CLASS_MODIFIER
      A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.
      See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractClassNameCheck

      public AbstractClassNameCheck()

  • Method Details

    • setIgnoreModifier

      public void setIgnoreModifier(boolean value)
      Setter to control whether to ignore checking for the abstract modifier on classes that match the name.
      Parameters:
      value - new value

    • setIgnoreName

      public void setIgnoreName(boolean value)
      Setter to control whether to ignore checking the name. Realistically only useful if using the check to identify that match name and do not have the abstract modifier.
      Parameters:
      value - new value.

    • setFormat

      public void setFormat(Pattern pattern)
      Setter to specify valid identifiers.
      Parameters:
      pattern - the new pattern

    • getDefaultTokens

      public int[] getDefaultTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Returns the default token a check is interested in. Only used if the configuration for a check does not define the tokens.
      Specified by:
      getDefaultTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the default tokens
      See Also:

    • getRequiredTokens

      public int[] getRequiredTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      The tokens that this check must be registered for.
      Specified by:
      getRequiredTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the token set this must be registered for.
      See Also:

    • getAcceptableTokens

      public int[] getAcceptableTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      The configurable token set. Used to protect Checks against malicious users who specify an unacceptable token set in the configuration file. The default implementation returns the check's default tokens.
      Specified by:
      getAcceptableTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the token set this check is designed for.
      See Also:

    • visitToken

      public void visitToken(DetailAST ast)
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Called to process a token.
      Overrides:
      visitToken in class AbstractCheck
      Parameters:
      ast - the token to process